We are now entering a new phase of volunteering, after twelve months of the Covid-lockdown, which has meant that a lot of environmental activities have been curtailed or have only gone ahead with small numbers of dedicated workers and volunteers
First clean-up after lockdown
Calder Future took part in a ‘socially-distanced’ clean-up of the lower River Calder on a weekday in July, in participation with other organisations. During lockdown there had been a spate of flytipping incidents within Calderdale, which included a site at
Summer Action on the River Calder
During the summer months Calder Future, in association with Trevor Bannister and his Calder Valley Clean-up Team – https://www.facebook.com/groups/Caldervalleycleanup/ have been active surveying the watercourses and running volunteer tasks to clear invasive species and debris on the River Calder. By the end
Partnership action at Sowerby Bridge
We had a corporate day in September with staff from the Leeds office of the Environment Agency working with Calder Future and the Calder Valley Clean-up Team in Sowerby Bridge. This is where the River Calder meets the River Ryburn,